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CHAPTER 3 (a) COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEM, PROGRAM AND APPLICATION - Coggle…

- - - - In the mid-1980s, Microsoft developed its first version of Windows
      - Features
        
        Uses tiles to access apps
        
        Includes the desktop interface
        
        Support for input via touch, mouse, and keyboard
        
        Email app, calendar app, and browser (Internet Explorer) included
        
        Photos, files, and settings can sync with OneDrive, Microsoft’s cloud server
        
        Enhanced security through an antivirus program, firewall, and automatic updates
        
        Windows Store offers additional applications for purchase
    - - Released in 1984 with Macintosh computers
      - Easy to use and has been the model for most of the
        new GUIs developed for non-Macintosh systems
      - The latest version, OS X, is a multitasking operating system available for computers manufactured by Apple
      - Features
        
        Mail, calendars, contacts, and other items sync with iCloud, Apple’s cloud server
        
        Communicate and play games with users of mobile devices running Apple’s mobile operating system (iOS)
        
        Built-in Facebook and Twitter support allows you to post a status, comments, or files from any app
        
        Browser (Safari)
        
        Open multiple desktops at once
        
        Dictated words convert to text
        
        Support for Braille displays
        
        Mac App Store provides access to additional apps and software updates
    - - A multitasking operating system developed in the early
        1970s by scientists at Bell Laboratories
      - Although some versions of UNIX have a command-line interface, most versions of UNIX offer a graphical user interface
      - An industry standards organization, The Open Group, now owns UNIX as a trademark
      - Bell Labs (a subsidiary of AT&T) was prohibited from
        actively promoting UNIX in the commercial marketplace because of federal regulations
    - - Introduced in 1991
      - Linux is open source software, which means its code is provided for use, modification, and redistribution
      - Includes many free tools and programming languages
      - How To Obtain
        
        Download it free from a provider’s website and
        create media to install it on a computer
        
        Create a Live CD or Live USB from which to preview it
        
        Purchase optical discs from vendors
      - A popular, multitasking UNIX-based operating system that runs on a variety of personal computers, servers, and devices
    - - Introduced by Google, is a Linux-based operating system designed to work primarily with web apps
      - Apps are available through the Chrome Web Store,
        and data is stored on Google Drive
      - A specialized laptop that runs Chrome OS is called a Chromebook
      - A specialized desktop that runs Chrome OS is called a Chromebox
      - Use SSDs for internal storage
- - - - Windows Server
        
        developed by Microsoft, Windows Server enables organizations to manage applications and websites on-site and/or on the cloud
      - Mac OS X Server
        
        developed by Apple, OS X Server enables organizations to collaborate, share files, host websites and mail servers, and more on Mac computers and iOS devices
      - UNIX
        
        capable of handling a high volume of transactions in a multiuser environment and working with multiple processors, UNIX often is used on web servers
      - Linux
        
        because it provides a secure, stable multiuser environment, Linux often is used on web servers and on supercomputers
- - - - An open source, Linux-based mobile operating system
        designed by Google for smartphones and tablets
      - An Android smartphone manufactured by Samsung may have
        different user interface features from one manufactured by Google
      - Feature
        
        Google Play app store provides access to apps, songs, books, and movies
        
        Google Drive provides access to email, contacts, calendar, photos, files and more
        
        Face recognition or fingerprint scanner can unlock the device.
        
        Share contacts and other information by touching two devices together (using NFC technology)
        
        Speech output assists users with vision impairments.
        
        Voice recognition capability enables users to speak instructions.
        
        Built-in heart rate monitor works with phone apps.
    - - Developed by Apple, is a proprietary mobile operating system specifically made for Apple’s mobile devices
      - Features
        
        Siri, a voice recognition app, enables you to speak instructions or questions to which it takes actions or responds with speech output.
        
        Apple Pay provides a centralized, secure location for credit and debit cards, coupons, boarding passes, loyalty cards, and mobile payment accounts.
        
        iCloud enables you to sync mail, calendars, contacts, and other items.
        
        iTunes Store provides access to music, books, podcasts, ringtones, and movies.
        
        Integrates with iPod to play music, video, and other media.
        
        Improves connectivity with other devices running the Mac operating system.
        
        Mac App Store provides access to additional apps and software updates.
    - - Developed by Microsoft, is a proprietary mobile operating system that runs on some smartphones
      - Features
        
        Sync photos, files, and settings with OneDrive.
        
        Use your phone as a remote control for your television.
        
        Access a global catalog of music, videos, or podcasts, or listen to iTunes music.
        
        Geofencing enables your phone to send or receive notification when you enter or exit a geographic location.
        
        Windows Phone Store provides access to additional apps and software updates.
        
        Wallet app provides a centralized location for coupons, credit cards, loyalty cards, and memberships in a single, easily
        accessible location.